Weapon Skill

Each weapon in Dauntless has an associated Weapon Skill that increases with Weapon Skill XP. Weapon Skill XP can be earned from slaying Behemoths, killing lesser creatures, and completing Bounties. Each level to your weapon skill adds +20 Power and +20 Resistance when using a weapon of that type.

Weapon Level is reset when you Reforge a weapon. However, permanent attributes will be unlocked in the Slayer's Path for doing so.

Experience Table
The table below shows the XP needed for each level and the power and resistance bonuses.

Experience Sources
Slaying Behemoths is the primary way to earn Weapon Skill XP. The amount rewarded is dependent on the Behemoth level compared to your level. The table below shows how much XP is granted when killing a Behemoth. The "Behemoth Level" column is in relation to your weapon skill level. This can be increased by the XP gain boost in the Slayer's Path.

These values are all multiplied by 0.75 in Escalations, and all behemoths in 1-13s are treated as level 11, 10-50s level 19.

Completing Bounties will also grant Weapon Skill XP in the amount of 200, 400, and 1000 XP for bronze, silver, and gold bounties, respectively, this cannot be increased by the XP gain boost in the Slayer's Path. Additionally, killing lesser creatures, such as Styxians, Bombers, Spitters, etc. will grant up 5 XP per kill, scaling down based on level.